the letters patent, and any rights related to the property, become the interest, property and rights of the port authority, as the case maybe;
(d) the personal property, and any rights related to the property, that the harbour commission manages, or the title to which it holds, on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, whether or not in its own name, become the property and rights of the port authority;
(e) an existing cause of action, proceeding, claim, liability or other obligation is unaffected except that any judgment or order is to be satisfied first by the port authority;
(f) a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding pending by or against the harbour commission may be continued only by or against the port authority; and
(g) subject to paragraph (e), a conviction against, or a ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against, the harbour commission may be enforced only by or against the port authority.
9. The commissioners of a harbour commission continued under subsection 8(1) cease to hold office on the day referred to in section 16 and have no right to claim or receive any compensation, damages9 indemnity or other form of relief from Her Majesty in right of Canada or from any servant or agent of Her Majesty for ceasing to hold office by virtue of this Part.
Initial Port Authorities
10. (1) The port authorities set out in the schedule on the day on which this section comes into force are automatically continued or deemed to be incorporated on that day under section 6 and the Minister shall issue to them letters patent that set out the information required by subsection 6(2).
(2) The rights and obligations of a port authority referred to in subsection (1) that was, immediately before the coming into force of this subsection, a harbour commission are governed by subsection 8(3).
(3) The rights and obligations of a port authority referred to in subsection (1) that was, immediately before the coming into force of this subsection, a local port corporation established under the Canada Ports Corporation Act are as follows:
(a) the corporate name of the port authority is substituted for that of the local port corporation in every contract, collective agreement, lease, licence, permit or other document entered into or granted by the local port corporation, the Canada Ports Corporation or any of their predecessors in respect of the port;
(b) the real property, and any rights related to the property, that the local port corporation administers, or the title to which it holds, on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, whether or not in its own name, remain the property and rights of Her Majesty;
(c) the management of the federal real property set out in the letters patent, and any rights related to the property, is conferred on the port authority;
(d) the personal property, and any rights related to the property, that the local port corporation administers, or the title to which it holds, on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, whether or not in its own name, become the property and rights of the port authority;
(e) an existing cause of action, proceeding, claim, liability or other obligation is unaffected except that any judgment or order is to be satisfied first by the port authority;
(f) a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding pending by or against the local port corporation may be continued only by or against the port authority; and
(g) subject to paragraph (e), a conviction against, or a ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against, the local port corpora-
